Image size rules updated

[Pekka]

We've raised the attachment bytesize 50% to 150KB and maximum allowed embedded image size to 1024x1024.

Updated image size rules are in http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=194511

[::John::]

Damn

I better go buy a screen with a bigger resolution so I can see the new sized pictures without scrolling...

[theflyingkiwi]

this is good news.

I like your avatar too :)

[weka2000]

Thank you, and yes the Avatar is great.
Happy new year Pekka

Do we get a bigger Avatar :)

[Skip Souza]

I don't think we're ready for your avatar to be larger :lol:

[weka2000]

I don't think we're ready for your avatar to be larger :lol:

Hey eye candy for the ladys :lol:

[dgcorner]

Pekka, I love your avatar!

Funny how 4 Kiwis managed to be the first ones to comment... Oh yeah, everyone else is waking up from their new year hangover! :p

[Permagrin]

YAY! :) Thanks for the NY photo size bonus Pekka :)

[cdifoto]

Nice. I'll have to update my PS action tho. Dammit. :p

[short5]

Thanks:D

[dpastern]

Cool stuff Pekka, many thanks :) Onnellista uutta vuotta!!! (I hope I said that right).

Dave

[::John::]

Cool stuff Pekka, many thanks :) Onnellista uutta vuotta!!! (I hope I said that right).

Dave


"his french fries are covered in parsley?"

Jeez, Dave!



http://www.our-phoenix.com/vb/images/smilies/big/hehheh.gif

[sadatk]

Yes, finally! 800px was far too small :p

[Pete]

Gah... All my shots on EE are either 800px or 1200px. Now I'll have to resize them.

Good news on the dimension. Makes things so much easier on my high-res monitors.

[FelixP]

Good move! :D

[JuZ]

I approve :) Not that anyone cares!

[dpastern]

"his french fries are covered in parsley?"

Jeez, Dave!



http://www.our-phoenix.com/vb/images/smilies/big/hehheh.gif

Ughh, don't torment me!!!

Dave

[Mgdh]

Thank you for the update, Pekka and thank you for the increase in sizes too. :D

Now I need to go and resize all my pictures too ;)

[lakiluno]

Not sure I approve, but then i am a poor sod with only a 1280x1024 pixel monitor.

The problem is not really in horizontal images, but vertical ones. It is not possible for a 1024pix vertical image to fit on my screen, and even on larger widescreen monitors the vertical resolution is often 1024 or less.

[Michael]

Leo, Its much easier, and convenient to have to scroll a little bit vertically than horizontally.

I certainly approve!

Now, Pekka, *ahem* Bigger Avatars?

[Woolburr]

Love the 1024 horizontal....but the 800 vertical was much nicer.

[cosworth]

Hooray for advancements in Science!

[SoaringUSAEagle]

Nice..... I love it when things are allowed to get bigger!

Now, how about those avatars? 150x150 :)

[Curtis N]

Not sure I approve, but then i am a poor sod with only a 1280x1024 pixel monitor.

The problem is not really in horizontal images, but vertical ones. It is not possible for a 1024pix vertical image to fit on my screen, and even on larger widescreen monitors the vertical resolution is often 1024 or less.For what it's worth, I usually post images 600 pixels on the long side. It's a whole lot easier for those with monitors a few years old, and reduces download time.

Most great images don't need to be huge to be appreciated.

[Chandler.]

Thanks Pekka!

[Mike]

Thanks :D

[condyk]

Most great images don't need to be huge to be appreciated.

I agree ... I was happy with 800 and only started posting them that size last month or so. Used to do 600 and was fine with that too. Am much more pleased about the 150kb rise limit. A very good move. Thanks Chief ;-)

[jptsr1]

that saves a step for those of us that link from flickr and want to use large instead of medium. thanks!

J.

[Chandler.]

I can't find a requirement for filesize if an embedded image is hosted off-site. Is there a filesize limit for these? I can't think of any reason for there to be, but I just want to make sure.

[Skip Souza]

I can't find a requirement for filesize if an embedded image is hosted off-site. Is there a filesize limit for these? I can't think of any reason for there to be, but I just want to make sure.
You are right there is no maximum file size rule. Let your conscience be your guide.

[Chandler.]

You are right there is no maximum file size rule. Let your conscience be your guide.

Thanks for clarifying.

[cdifoto]

You are right there is no maximum file size rule. Let your conscience be your guide.

What about those of us who have no conscience?

[Karl C]

Another request for 150x150 avatars...

Or Mod-sized avatars.

Please?

[SuzyView]

Thanks, Pekka. Now I have to figure out how to do that. :)

[Pekka]

Please note that maximum image size is exactly that, MAXIMUM, not recommended or required.

[rpolitsr]

Thanks Pekka. I was ready to post this:

I can't find a requirement for filesize if an embedded image is hosted off-site. Is there a filesize limit for these? I can't think of any reason for there to be, but I just want to make sure.

You are right there is no maximum file size rule. Let your conscience be your guide.

Think of the people with slow internet connections and let your conscience keep the files as small as practical :)

[Jon]

What about those of us who have no conscience?
You'll know by the hate mail you get from everyone whose PC is tied up downloading the 5 GB thread you created . . .

[cdifoto]

You'll know by the hate mail you get from everyone whose PC is tied up downloading the 5 GB thread you created . . .

:lol:

[Wazza]

Ah - now I know why peoples posts weren't being edited no longer! :p

[rrsmith66]

Hi All,

I am new to photography and the digital world. I have Adobe Element 5.0 and really don't know how to use it yet (still learning).

I want to post a picture for someone to critic. My question is how do I know if my picture is 1024X1024.

Thanks,
Roger

[Bill Boehme]

Hi All,

I am new to photography and the digital world. I have Adobe Element 5.0 and really don't know how to use it yet (still learning).

I want to post a picture for someone to critic. My question is how do I know if my picture is 1024X1024.

Thanks,
Roger

Welcome, Roger.

It doesn't have to be that big -- that is just the limit on how big it is allowed to be.

When you have an image in Elements, click on "Image" on the menu bar and select "Image Size".

[dilorenzo1954]

We've raised the attachment bytesize 50% to 150KB and maximum allowed embedded image size to 1024x1024.

Updated image size rules are in http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=194511
Gracias Very Much!!

[Skip Souza]

What about those of us who have no conscience?


:lol::lol: Then we'll let MY conscience be your guide :lol::lol:

[dpastern]

Think of the people with slow internet connections and let your conscience keep the files as small as practical :)

I'll 2nd that. People on broadband just seem to forget about us poor dialup users - not everyone in Australia is in a financial, or physical location to get broadband (and thus stuck on dialup). Try and remember us please and be polite and put 56k warning in the title if it contains lots of large images...

Dave

[weka2000]

put 56k warning in the title if it contains lots of large images...

Dave

Great idea and well mannered

[dpastern]

Great idea and well mannered

you'd be surprised at how few people do it. It seems that those typically on broadband seem to have an attitude of "stuff those on dialup, it's not my problem".

Dave

[cdifoto]

Stuff those with Canon battery problems....and dial up.


:D



Seriously though I honestly do forget about dial-uppers quite often. I tried to make my website as slow-connection friendly as possible but as for images on here, no offense but this is a website for photography and I really do want my photos to look their best, connection speeds be damned. No one forces you to wait for my pics to DL. I have an action that saves pics for POTN at 8/10 quality because I abhor compression artifacts.

[tommykjensen]

I'll 2nd that. People on broadband just seem to forget about us poor dialup users - not everyone in Australia is in a financial, or physical location to get broadband (and thus stuck on dialup). Try and remember us please and be polite and put 56k warning in the title if it contains lots of large images...

Dave

I admit I forget to do that :oops:. What would you say is the cutoff for when you would want to see a 56k warning in the title.

[Belmondo]

I admit I forget to do that :oops:. What would you say is the cutoff for when you would want to see a 56k warning in the title.

Interesting question. Certainly download speed would be a factor if there were several images.

I wonder how long it would take to download 8 1024X1024 images on a dialup connection. I suspect a long, long time.

[rpolitsr]

Seriously ...this is a website for photography and I really do want my photos to look their best, connection speeds be damned. ... because I abhor compression artifacts.

You do not need a LARGE file to avoid artifacts at all. Do not make the file UNNECESARILY LARGE, remember, it is for screen display, not for printing.

And for that matter, I can allow a few artifacts to show if that helps to my friends in the forum.

Save for web at jpgHIGH (low compression) do not introduce artifacts an produces reasonably small files.

[lakiluno]

Question: Can the limits for avatars be increased somewhat? Most other forums allow 100x100px images, and after wrestling with a PNG (and eventually saving it as an 8 bit image!!), it seems a bit odd to increase all the limits except avatars. The moderators are all going around with nice big ones (I've even seen a 200px wide avatar, which actually breaks the barriers of the profile box on the left of posts), so having a bit bigger in terms of file size etc (say, 100x100, 15KB or something) wouldn't hurt, would it?

[::John::]

Interesting question. Certainly download speed would be a factor if there were several images.

I wonder how long it would take to download 8 1024X1024 images on a dialup connection. I suspect a long, long time.

Too long. I was forced to endure dialup for quite a while recently - and found that the threads with big pix had to be skipped. If the picture was taking too long to open, I reversed out and moved on.